'No excuses' for platforms not to implement e-signatures

Most platforms require wet signatures from clients for them to move money, but the Covid-19 outbreak and recent government restrictions has made it increasingly harder for advisers to do so. Even before the pandemic, implementing e-signatures had been a debate among the financial planning community for some time and were deemed an "important milestone" when they became legally valid last year.  To add insult to injury, almost £1m of coronavirus-related fraud has been reported to Action Fraud, according to the national crime and fraud reporting centre. There had been 105 cases of Covid...